Burke, Aedanus, 1743-1802

South Carolina statesman.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Camp before York" [Yorktown], to Arthur Middleton, 1781 Oct. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870458

Aedanus Burke (1743-1802) was a South Carolina congressman and jurist who lived in Charleston. After the Revolutionary War, Burke spoke out against the persecution of British loyalists and, as an anti-Federalist, opposed the ratification of the Constitution (for further information, see Meleny, Public Life of Aedanus Burke, Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1989; Edgar, South Carolina: A History, Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1998).

From the description of Aedanus Burke letter, 1781. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 46698639

U.S. representative from South Carolina and jurist.

From the description of Aedanus Burke correspondence, 1781. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452353

From the description of Copy of a letter From Mr. Justice Burke to the governor of S. Carolina giving an account of the execution of a man named Love, at Ninety-Six in November 1784. 1784. (Vanderbilt University Library). WorldCat record id: 144651894